Ohio Growth Attracting Record Private Investment
Private investment into Ohio University has surged over the past two years as developers from across the state and nation fund housing and facilities. Tishman Realty built Bromley Hall, a nine story dormitory in downtown Athens costing about 3.5 million, with 580 students housed. Rumac Corp. developed Lakeview Manor at 2.6 million. Additional projects include 4 million Richland Ave married student housing and a 3 million family-unit complex, along with The Ohio University Inn and Highlander Motel expansions and the Lakeview Community Center. The capital infusion has spurred new hotels, restaurants, and recreation facilities, transforming Athens into a thriving metro.
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Ohio University
State of Ohio
Bromley Hall
Athens
Tishman Realty and Construction Co
New York
University
Manor
Rumac Corp
Athens Apartments
Richland Ave
Tion
Numac
Lakeview
Factory St
James M. White
Six Industries
Columbus
White
Messenger News
FASTEETH Keeps False Teeth Firm and Fresh
Advertisement promises relief from loose dentures with FASTEETH powder. It claims the alkaline non acidic formula helps teeth stay in place and reduces plate odor while providing comfort. Available at drug counters.
Athens Youth Honored For Rescue At Airport
An Athens area youth Ronald Ziegler The Plains Edwin Walford Bridgeport and Durward Lewis Morrow received the Civil Air Patrol Oak Cluster medal at Wright Patterson AFB for helping rescue a downed pilot James T Artry in May at Ohio University airport. State Rep Harry Armstrong received honorary CAP membership for loosening licensing rules.
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Athens Area
Civil Air Patrol
Dayton
Ronald Ziegler
the Plains
Edwin Walford
Bridgeport
Durward Lewis
Morrow
CAP
Ohio University
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
James T. Artry
Chicago
Harry Armstrong
R- Hocking
Ohio
Firemen Respond To Overheated Elevator Motor
City firemen were called at 3:35 p.m. Sunday to Lakeview Manor Apartment No. 1 where an elevator motor overheated. Firefighters shut off power to the motor.
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Lakeview Manor
State Road Worker Hurt In Hill Crash
An Ohio Highway Department employee was injured at 11 a.m. on Sharpsburg Hill Route 50A. Cecil McLead, 64, of 59 Hudson Ave., was taken to Sheltering Arms by ambulance. Reports say his state truck lost control descending the hill, overturned, and pinned him inside for about 30 minutes while motorists and Sharpsburg station workers freed him.
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Ohio Highway Department
Sharpsburg
Cecil McLead
Hudson Ave
McLeod
Two Drivers Cited After City Collisions
City police cited two motorists from separate Sunday night crashes on E State Street. Richard B. Baker 43 of Hillsboro charged with going the wrong way on a one way street after an accident at Mill Street. Elmer E. Bobo 68 of Athens Route 4 ran a traffic light hitting a car at Court Street corner. Also Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple.
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E. State St
Richard B. Baker
Hillsboro
Mill St
Elmer E. Bobo
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Clayton Smith
Mercury Rises After Record Cold In Athens
Athens residents eased from record cold as the thermometer climbed on Monday under partly cloudy skies. The cold snap bottomed out early Sunday at 36 degrees, and by afternoon readings rose to the upper 60s.
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Athens
East End
Speeding driver cited after wreck near The Plains
William Raymond Powell, 37, The Plains, was cited for conditional speed after an early Sunday accident on Route 682 three miles south of Route 33. He drove off the road into a ditch after a curve, State Highway Patrol reports.
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William Raymond Powell
the Plains
State Highway Patrol
Jet lands at OU airport signals historic visit
A DeHaviland 125 executive jet piloted by Tom Barber landed at Ohio University Airport Sunday, the first jet to visit Athens. Kaiser Industries President Stephen Gerard and wife toured the campus before leaving. The jet, 14 000 pounds, used about 2500 feet of runway. The Gerards planned a longer visit Wednesday.
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Ohio University
Francis Fuller
Kaiser Industries
Stephen Gerard
Toledo
Athens
Gerard
Stephanie
University
Bromley Hall
New York City
Tom Barber
Kaiser Jeep Corp
Legion Stockholders Meet Set Wednesday
Legion stockholders of K. T. Cresson Post 21 will convene in special session at 8 p m Wednesday at the post home. The post will hold its regular meeting afterward. A Toledo landing of a light jet was pre calculated and not necessarily proof the airport can handle jet traffic. A Chillicothe engineering firm is studying airport expansion under a $15 500 contract for university and business area potential.
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K. T. Crossen Post 21
American Legion
Post
Charles Gilkey
Toledo
Chillicothe
Delbert Trout Tops Ohio State Fair Potato Show
Delbert Trout of near Albany was named grand champion in the FFA potato show at the Ohio State Fair, according to the Associated Press on Monday.
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Delbert Trout
Albany
Associated Press
Trout
FFA
Beasley Custody Battle and Regional Farm Meeting Note
Janet Beasley seeks custody of two children and support against Clyde Beasley Jr in a case alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Athens County National Farmers Organization members attended a regional meeting at Perry County Fairgrounds New Lexington on Sunday.
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Janet Beasley
Clyde Beasley, Jr
Athens County National Farmers Organization
Perry County Fairgrounds
New Lexington
Zoning Board Postpones Hearing on Rauch Variance Request
A zoning board hearing on Frank X. Rauch Jr.’s variance request for a lot at President and Court Streets to build a bookstore and apartments has been postponed to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7.
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Frank X., Rauch, Jr
President and Court Sts
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Ted
China
New Post Office
Stimson Ave
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Oakley Ins
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
OU Airport
Legion
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Complete Insurance Service
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